Costa Rica seeks to boost trade and investment with US

Costa Rica's export promotion agency, Procomer, launched a plan to boost trade and investment with the United States.

Procomer officials say they are seeking investment in areas such as the auto industry, information technology and construction, while boosting export in tropical fruits, leather goods and textiles, among others.

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Food entering the European Union will now be overseen by a new system of health inspections to verify compliance.

From a statement issued by the Foreign Trade Office of Costa Rica:

On November 17, a new system comes into force to control health alerts according to Decision 2015/1918 of the European Commission, published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) on 24 October.